rich-narco posted:Grand_Moff_Jawa posted:I was curious as to why Anakin's voice went from an American accent to an almost British one after he donned the suit? James Earl Jones sounds British? About as much as I sound French..... ...sounds like what it is ..... a deep south accent well enunciated.
Grand_Moff_Jawa posted:I was curious as to why Anakin's voice went from an American accent to an almost British one after he donned the suit?
rsterling78 posted:Anakin/Vader with a British accent, huh? Hmmmm... DARTH SIDIOUS: [Vader's new mechanical body arises from the steam] Lord Vader... can you hear me? DARTH VADER: I say, my good man, I've had a spot of bad luck lately. Waiting for my luck to change, what? I say, old bean, any word from Padme? DARTH SIDIOUS [clearly confused]: It seems in your anger, you killed her. DARTH VADER: Oh, bloody hell. Well, got to keep a stiff upper lip, old chap, you know how it is. Still, chocks away, tally ho and all that.
Merlin_Ambrosius69 posted:James Earl Jones is doing a "non-regional" American accent in the OT and ROTS. Some of the features of this accent are similar to an upper-class English accent, such as a softening of the "r" at the end of a syllable and clear enunciation. But it is not an English accent.
Jedi_Apprentice posted:Remember in AOTC when Obi-Wan comments that Anakin's affinity to the Force isn't quite attuned when they're guarding Padme in her apartment? Then Anakin says "And yours are?" A few minutes later, "I'm sorry, Master. I forgot you don't like flying." How are both lines delivered? In somewhat of a light English manner, as far as I can tell. So it seems Hayden was aware of Vader's dialect in some parts of ANH and was possibly trying to mimmick it to a degree in those early scenes in AOTC. After Vader's helmet comes off at the end of ROTJ, his "Now" when he says "Now go, my son" also sounds English. Ultimately, though, I think the exertion of the fight and his being near death are causing him to sound the way that he does.
rich-narco posted:Merlin_Ambrosius69 posted:James Earl Jones is doing a "non-regional" American accent in the OT and ROTS. Some of the features of this accent are similar to an upper-class English accent, such as a softening of the "r" at the end of a syllable and clear enunciation. But it is not an English accent. It is a LONG way from ANY kind of English accent. SOunds very American to me In movie land : Well it's NOT supposed to be Anakins voice. It's a voice emulation unit for him to be able to communicate .... an advanced Stephen Hawkins computer...
Dark_Lord_THX_1138 posted:I really don't think any excuse can be made, quite simply because Hayden was an American Actor speaking with an American Accent while James Earl Jones provided an African American voice with some almost English like pronounciation.